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Word: entertain (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...those who have been responsible for establishing the Band's unique position in the University community and its fame throughout the country. Although beset by war years, financial worries, rival school's cheering sections, and the Dean's Office, the group has always in its 40 years managed to entertain its audiences and have a good time doing...

Author: By Robert E. Smith, | Title: University Band Celebrates 40th Anniversary | 10/24/1959 | See Source »

...argued, despite a certain logical inconsistency, that undergraduates who are responsible enough to entertain guests in their rooms until midnight on any Saturday throughout the year are somehow possessed by irresponsible and irrepressible desires during the football season. At a university where intelligence is emphasized slightly more than football, it does not seem unreasonable to ask for a change in the Saturday night parietal hours in the Fall...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eight O'Clock High | 10/7/1959 | See Source »

Leaves Canceled. In Buffalo, N.Y., U.S.O. Director Mrs. Odessa Shipley thought she knew just how to entertain 230 visiting British sailors from H.M.S. Scarborough, was terribly surprised when 1,000 tea bags went untouched...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Oct. 5, 1959 | 10/5/1959 | See Source »

...Entertain a Dictator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 7, 1959 | 9/7/1959 | See Source »

...tacked Consult Dr. Brothers onto the end of the broadcast day (11:15 a.m.. weekdays). Dr. Joyce, who warmed up with a daytime show for a year, is the network's new way of bidding the country good night. Says she: "Our purpose is not to entertain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Night Thoughts | 8/17/1959 | See Source »

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